3 Interesting Castles, Surin

3 Interesting Castles, Surin

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TourismThailand, 17 Jun 2025
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✨ The Prasat Ta Muen group, an ancient site that is currently being talked about a lot, is located in Khao Ta Muen (Khao Ta Miang), Phanom Dong Rak mountain range, Nong Khan Na Village, Ta Miang Sub-district, Phanom Dong Rak District, Surin Province. In this review, Buddy will take friends to get to know the Prasat Ta Muen group, an important historical and archaeological heritage of Thailand. 🇹🇭 
The Prasat Ta Muen group consists of 3 castles located close to each other and have different importance: Prasat Ta Muen Thom, Prasat Ta Muen Tod, and Prasat Ta Muen. 
✅ Since it is an area near the Thai-Cambodian border, before traveling, it is recommended to follow the border security situation and bring your ID card with you every time. There will be officers asking for inspection at the entrance to the Prasat group. 
⏰ Open for visits every day from 09.00-15.00 hrs. No admission fee (updated information June 9, 2025)

3 Interesting Castles, Surin
3 Interesting Castles, Surin

✨ Prasat Ta Muen Thom ✨ is the castle located closest to the Thai-Cambodian border among the three castles, approximately 800 meters south of Prasat Ta Muen Tod and approximately 1 kilometer from Prasat Ta Muen. It was built in the Hindu Shaivism sect, which worships Shiva as the supreme deity. It is assumed to be older than Prasat Ta Muen Tod and Prasat Ta Muen, and is also the largest castle in the Prasat Ta Muen group. 

Prasat Ta Muen Thom is assumed to have been built around the 17th Buddhist century, which is older than Prasat Ta Muen and Prasat Ta Muen Tod. It consists of three castles: Main Prasat which is the largest in the middle, and Prasat Ta Muen Tod, which consists of two castles on the right and left. The castle itself is made of sandstone and faces south. Inside the castle, important evidence is a Shiva linga carved from natural stone, and a holy water pipe from worshiping the Shiva linga, extending from the castle to the eastern gallery. In addition, there are two libraries made of laterite on the southeast and southwest sides of the castle. There is a covered walkway made of sandstone surrounding the entire building. There is a pond outside the covered walkway on the northern side, covered with laterite.

3 Interesting Castles, Surin
3 Interesting Castles, Surin

✨ Prasat Ta Muen ✨ is a religious site of Mahayana Buddhism, built as a dhamma hall or resting place for travelers. It is one of the 17 places that King Jayavarman VII ordered to be built.

 The prasat itself is made of laterite and is a single prang with a long room connected to the front. The northern wall is solid but carved with fake windows. The southern wall has windows in a row. Someone once found 2-3 lintels in the shape of a Buddha in meditation posture in glass pavilions.

3 Interesting Castles, Surin
3 Interesting Castles, Surin

✨ Prasat Ta Muen Tod ✨ is 340 meters from Prasat Ta Muen and about 1 kilometer from Prasat Ta Muen Thom. It is a hospital or community hospital, built at the same time as Prasat Ta Muen, around the 18th Buddhist century. It is one of 102 places that King Jayavarman VII ordered to be built and is still in almost perfect condition. 

The main prasat is square-shaped with a projecting porch at the front. It is made of laterite and sandstone. There is a library at the front, offset to the right of the prasat. It is surrounded by a laterite wall. There is a gate (gopura) on the east side only. Outside the front wall is a pond like other hospitals. In the middle room of the gopura, there is a stone inscription in Sanskrit Khmer script. It is an inscription that King Jayavarman VII ordered to be built at this hospital. It has the same message as inscriptions found at other hospitals: it pays homage to the Lord Buddha Bhaisajyaguruvaidurya, the Bodhisattva who grants freedom from disease to his followers. It also mentions the appointment of personnel in various departments of the hospital, such as doctors and hospital administrators. Currently, this stone inscription is kept at the National Library, Tha Wasukri, Bangkok. 

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